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Materials > Architectural materials > Stone > Sandstone

Preferred term

Sandstone  

Definition(s)

  • A consolidated sedimentary rock, consisting of sand grains united with a natural cementing material; the most common sand in sandstone contains quartz, with considerable feldspar, lime, mica, and clayey matter [AAT]

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Synonym(s)

  • Arenaceous rock
  • Psammites
  • Rock, arenaceous

Notation

  • 119729

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-NFV4C9JJ-9

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